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Michaelann Land
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Michaelann Land is the political and personal blog of a longtime community activist in Springfield Massachusetts. It tracks homelessness, poverty and environmental news in Western Mass and elsewhere, with random bursts of poetry and humor.
Recent Posts Tagged With 'tent city'
Where is Tony? and other conundrums of homeless bloggers
Maintaining a blog when you're homeless is not easy. You might not be welcome at the internet cafe, or have the money to buy time somewhere else, and if you have a little notebook, you have to guard it with your life. (The blogger at 21st Century H...
Nickelsville residents facing eviction
Just about now, homeless people in Seattle, Washington should be setting up tents on the sidewalk in front of Seattle Mayor Gregs Nickel's house. The tent city that they've been living for exactly one year as of September 22 will be closed down by ...
Nickelsville residents given 72 hours to vacate
34 homeless people died living outside in Seattle last year, and there are NOT enough shelter beds in Seattle to house everyone-- at least 2,600 people went unsheltered last year because of the shelter shortage.In spite of that, on Monday, the state ...
Close a shelter and what do you get?
How about a homeless encampment? The Sacramento Bee is reporting that after a homeless shelter closed on July 1, displacing more than 200 men, women and children, former residents have been moving from encampment to encampment. A group formed a "Co...
Tent city "more like homesteading," Marysville Councilor says
Police and city council in Marysville, CA are trying to figure out what to do about a growing homeless encampment in the Thorntree area of the city, but, unlike so many other communities, they seem to have some understanding and sympathy for the camp...
Some tent city news
"If it were left to George Taylor, homeless veterans living in wooded areas around Brevard County would be in one large "tent city," where they would tend vegetable crops until they could move into a home of their own." So begins a story at Florida ...
